Like the snowstorm that blew into Southern Ontario on Thursday, the wind from the West brought a blizzard of acclaim to all the Western finalists for the 2007 CFL Player Awards.
And it was a wind that crossed over the Rockies that for the most part ruled the CFL trophy count on Thursday night. Five of the six awards handed out at Roy Thompson Hall went to members of the BC Lions, who won’t be playing in Sunday’s Grey Cup, but will have plenty of items to take back with them to British Columbia after this weekend.
Cam Wake, was a two time winner. He picked up the award for outstanding Defensive Player as well as the award for Rookie of the Year.
Also from the Lions Den in the line for an award was Rob Murphy as the leagues best offensive lineman, Ian Smart collected the trophy for the leagues top special teams player and Jason Clermont who was voted the leagues top Canadian this year.
Kerry Joseph played interloper to the Lions reunion on the stage on Wednesday, as he collected the trophy for Most Outstanding Player for 2007, a well deserved award for the Riders on field leader. By claiming the MVP for 2007 Joseph joins some elite company in Saskatchewan, now placing his name in the ranks of Ron Lancaster and George Reed the twin legends of Canadian football in Saskatchewan.
And while the Lions were well represented on awards night, there’s one trophy that Joseph still has a chance to hold, one that the Lions would gladly have traded all that hardware tonight for a chance at.
Sunday night, when that fourth quarter gun sounds, they’ll be handing out the main attraction, the Grey Cup. A long sought after treasure for Saskatchewan football fans and one that Joseph could have a great deal to say about on Sunday afternoon.
For the Lions that shared the spotlight tonight, the memories of awards night will now begin to fade, for Joseph sixty minutes of football are left to play, sixty minutes to add one more trophy to the collective case, sixty minutes to create one more lasting memory for Saskatchewan and for his CFL career.
And it was a wind that crossed over the Rockies that for the most part ruled the CFL trophy count on Thursday night. Five of the six awards handed out at Roy Thompson Hall went to members of the BC Lions, who won’t be playing in Sunday’s Grey Cup, but will have plenty of items to take back with them to British Columbia after this weekend.
Cam Wake, was a two time winner. He picked up the award for outstanding Defensive Player as well as the award for Rookie of the Year.
Also from the Lions Den in the line for an award was Rob Murphy as the leagues best offensive lineman, Ian Smart collected the trophy for the leagues top special teams player and Jason Clermont who was voted the leagues top Canadian this year.
Kerry Joseph played interloper to the Lions reunion on the stage on Wednesday, as he collected the trophy for Most Outstanding Player for 2007, a well deserved award for the Riders on field leader. By claiming the MVP for 2007 Joseph joins some elite company in Saskatchewan, now placing his name in the ranks of Ron Lancaster and George Reed the twin legends of Canadian football in Saskatchewan.
And while the Lions were well represented on awards night, there’s one trophy that Joseph still has a chance to hold, one that the Lions would gladly have traded all that hardware tonight for a chance at.
Sunday night, when that fourth quarter gun sounds, they’ll be handing out the main attraction, the Grey Cup. A long sought after treasure for Saskatchewan football fans and one that Joseph could have a great deal to say about on Sunday afternoon.
For the Lions that shared the spotlight tonight, the memories of awards night will now begin to fade, for Joseph sixty minutes of football are left to play, sixty minutes to add one more trophy to the collective case, sixty minutes to create one more lasting memory for Saskatchewan and for his CFL career.
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There were three awards of recognition handed out as well at Thursday's gala event.
Winnipeg slotback Milt Stegall won the Tom Pate Memorial Award for his contributions to his team and community.
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Blue Bombers tailback Charles Roberts, was chosen player-of-the-game six times in on-line balloting and had the most votes in the Rogers Fans Choice Award.
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While Outgoing Argos president Keith Pelley was given the Commissioner's Award by commissioner Mark Cohon, for his dedicated work in reviving the Argonaut brand in Toronto.
National Post--Joseph comes up big
Regina Leader Post--Joseph wins
The Province--Lions clean up at CFL awards gala
Vancouver Sun--Lions take home CFL award booty
CFL.ca--Joseph leads West Division sweep
CFL.ca--2007 Rogers CFL Players Awards
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